CompTIA · A+ 220-1202
Hardening and data destruction
A+ 220-1202 · Lesson 18 of 29 · 2:05:20
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In this lesson
Prepare for the CompTIA A+ Core 2 (220-1202) exam. In this lesson: data-at-rest encryption, password best practices, BIOS and UEFI passwords, login time restrictions, lockouts, screen locks, account expiration, the default administrator, AutoRun, unused services, and data destruction: drilling, shredding, degaussing, incineration, erasing, low-level formats, and certificates of destruction. Includes three original practice questions.
Preview the topics
- A dentist’s laptop must block the account after five wrong passwords in a row. Which setting fits?
- Brightwave will donate old laptops to a school, and their hard drives must be reused safely. What should be done?
- A shredding company destroyed Brightwave’s old drives. What should Brightwave receive as proof?